Exercises

Unit 52 · Question tags (do you? isn’t it? etc.)

52.1

Complete these sentences with a question tag

Completethesesentenceswithaquestiontag.

1Kate won’t be late, will she ? No, she’s never late.(Example)

2You’re tired, aren’t you ? Yes, a little.(Example)

You travel a lot, ? Yes, I love travelling.

You weren’t listening, ? Yes, I was!

Sarah doesn’t know Ann, ? No, they’ve never met.

Jack’s on holiday, ? Yes, he’s in Australia.

It didn’t take long to get here, ? No, just ten minutes.

You can speak German, ? Yes, but not fluently.

They won’t mind if I take a picture, ? No, of course they won’t.

There are a lot of people here, ? Yes, more than I expected.

Let’s go and have c offee, ? Yes, let’s do that.

This isn’t very interesting ? No, not really.

I’m too impatient ? Yes, you are sometimes.

You wouldn’t tell anyone, ? No, of course not.

Helen has lived here a long time, ? Yes, 20 years.

I shouldn’t have lost my temper, ? No, but that’s all right.

He’d never met her before, ? No, that was the first time.

Don’t forget to call me, ? No, I won’t forget.

52.2

In these situations you expect your friend to agree with you

1You look out of the window. The sky is blue and the sun is shining. You say to your friend: (beautiful day) It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it?(Example)

You’re with a friend outside a restaurant. You’re looking at the prices, which are very high. You say: (expensive) It

You and a colleague have just finished a training course. You really enjoyed it. You say to your colleague: (great) The course

Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met. You say to her/him: (have / your hair / cut) You

You’re listening to a woman singing. You like her voice very much. You say to your friend: (a good voice) She

You’re trying on a jacket in a shop. You look in the mirror and you don’t like what you see. You say to your friend: (not / look / right) It

You and a friend are walking over a small wooden bridge. The bridge is old and some parts are broken. You say: (not / very safe) This bridge

52.3

In these situations you are asking for information, asking people to do things etc

1You need a pen. Perhaps Jane has one. Ask her. Jane, you don’t have a pen I could borrow, do you?(Example)

You have to move a heavy table. You want Joe to help you with it. Ask him. Joe, you

You’re looking for Sarah. Perhaps Lisa knows where she is. Ask her. Lisa, you

You want to borrow a tennis racket. Perhaps Helen has one. Ask her. Helen,

Anna has a car and you need a lift to the station. Perhaps she’ll take you. Ask her. Anna,

You’re looking for your keys. Perhaps Robert has seen them. Ask him. Robert,